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Dr. Vandana Rani M.

Professor, Department of Swasthavritta, School of Ayurveda, Amritapuri

Qualification: BAMS, MD
drvandana@ay.amrita.edu

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Bio

Dr. Vandana Rani M, MD (Ay), serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Swasthavritta at the Amrita School of Ayurveda, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. She completed her BAMS and Postgraduate degree in Swasthavritta from the Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, and has continued to contribute extensively to academic teaching, clinical practice, and research in preventive and lifestyle medicine. She began her academic career at Pankajakasthuri Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram, and subsequently joined the Amrita School of Ayurveda, where she has assumed progressive academic and leadership responsibilities.

With over 21 years of undergraduate and 13 years of postgraduate teaching experience, Dr Vandana Rani has played a significant role in training Ayurveda professionals. She has successfully guided more than 20 postgraduate theses, reflecting her sustained engagement in academic mentoring and research supervision.

Her academic and clinical interests include lifestyle diseases, Yoga, Naturopathy, hypnotherapy, subconscious mind counselling, and healthy diet preparation, with a strong focus on preventive and promotive healthcare. She is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist from the California Hypnosis Institute, USA, and has also undergone a short-term course in Indian Astrology. She has conducted over 250 clinical hypnotherapy sessions for Indian and international clients, including students.

Dr. Vandana Rani follows a holistic and integrative approach, combining guided meditation, counselling, Yoga, and Ayurveda in the management of psychosomatic disorders such as anxiety, depression, bronchial asthma, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. She is also actively involved in conducting guided meditation programs for children, aimed at improving focus and concentration in academic activities and addressing maladaptive habits such as nail biting and smoking.

In addition to her teaching and clinical responsibilities, she has actively participated in national and international academic forums, served as a judge for paper presentations, and contributed scholarly and popular articles to peer-reviewed journals, regional dailies, and magazines. She was a columnist for two years in an international magazine, promoting public awareness of Ayurveda, and has co-authored several popular books on Ayurveda.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2022

Severe Lead Toxicity Due to Ayurvedic Medicine in a Child with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Correspondence

Cite this Research Publication : Severe Lead Toxicity Due to Ayurvedic Medicine in a Child with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Correspondence - springer nature publications, Indian Journal of Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1007/s12098-022-04088-1

Year : 2021

Preliminary Physico-Chemical Profile of Yashtimadhu Ghrita

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Year : 2020

Lead and Cadmium Assessment in 54 Indian Herbal Medicines: Traditional and Marketed Varieties — A Questionable Allegation

Cite this Research Publication : Swathy Vijayakumar, Anju Sugunanandan, VandanaRani Madhavan, James Chacko, Delvin Tozhuthumparambil Robin, Preeti Mohan, Lead and cadmium assessment in 54 Indian herbal medicines: traditional and marketed varieties—a questionable allegation!!, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10991-x

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Year : 2020

A review on the therapeutic effects of Neti Kriya with special reference to Jala Neti

Cite this Research Publication : S. Meera, M. Vandana Rani, Cijith Sreedhar, Delvin T. Robin, A review on the therapeutic effects of Neti Kriya with special reference to Jala Neti, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Elsevier BV, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2018.06.006

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2019

Biomedical Waste Management in Ayurveda Hospitals – Current Practices and Future Prospectives

Cite this Research Publication : Renju Rajan, Delvin T. Robin, Vandanarani M., Biomedical waste management in Ayurveda hospitals – current practices and future prospectives, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Elsevier BV, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2017.07.011

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2018

Nebulization in Ayurveda – A Novel Way of Drug Delivery in Bronchial Asthma

Cite this Research Publication : Rajan Renju, T. Delvin Robin, M. Vandanarani, 193. Nebulization in ayurveda – A novel way of drug delivery in bronchial asthma, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Elsevier BV, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2018.02.030

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Year : 2018

Systematic Review on Administration of Brahma Rasayana as an Adjuvant to Chemo and Radiation Therapy

Cite this Research Publication : S. Meera, T. Delvin Robin, M. Vandana Rani, 228. Systematic review on administration of Brahma Rasayana as an adjuvant to chemo and radiation therapy, Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Elsevier BV, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2018.02.109

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Journal

Year : 2021

Adopting Seasonal Regimen (Ritucharya) to Modulate the Seasonal Variation in Gut Microbiome

Cite this Research Publication : Deepthi. R, Vandana Rani M, Delvin T. Robin, Anusree Dileep, Adopting seasonal regimen (Ritucharya) to modulate the seasonal variation in gut microbiome, Journal of Ethnic Foods, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1186/s42779-021-00078-4

Publisher : Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Awards
  • Publication Merit Award for 2021.
  • Co-chaired the International seminar ,4th Global Ayurveda Festival
  • Organising member of Jijnasa 2017
  • Member of Judging panel of various International and National Seminars.
  • Presented papers in various International and National seminars.
  • Member of California Hypnosis Institute.
  • Member of Business Advisory Committee
  • External Examiner for various Universities
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